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Pfizer's work with mRNA vaccines led it explore other applications of the technology, resulting in a multi-year partnership with the high-profile biotech Beam Therapeutics on geneediting treatments for rare diseases.
The biotech has identified geneediting as a natural fit for the technology it uses to deliver its vaccines and drugs. A deal with Metagenomi, a startup backed by Bayer, will further those ambitions.
Moderna is aiming to build a geneediting franchise powered by some of the same technologies used in its COVID-19 vaccines. The Cambridge biotech company announced Wednesday that it will partner with Life Edit Therapeutics to develop potentially permanent treatments for rare genetic diseases and other conditions.
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Geneediting. mRNA vaccines. Artificial intelligence. It's safe to say the past few decades have felt like the next big wave of medicine. However, what continues to be needed in virtually every field is a personalized approach to care.
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The company is banking on its ability to have a consolidated platform that directs RNA coding, geneediting, and gene or exon insertions, along with delivery. The deal with Merck could see Orna in line for milestone payments totalling $3.5bn. Managing Partner of MPM BioImpact and Founder of ReNAgade.
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Acuitas’ LNP technology will support Bayer’s in vivo geneediting and protein replacement programs by specifically delivering RNA payloads to the desired target organ, the liver. ” “We are delighted to partner with Bayer in the area of gene therapy. . Financial details were not disclosed.
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ERS Genomics – Ireland’s ERS Genomics Limited, and Germany’s Vivlion GmbH, announced a non-exclusive license agreement granting Vivlion access to ERS Genomics’ CRISPR/Cas9 patent portfolio, to enhance Vivlion’s geneediting reagents and screening services. Horizon Discovery Group – U.K.-based for its cGMP-compliant CHOSOURCE platform.
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Outlook
The prevalence of COVID-19 across the globe has increased substantially since the trading update provided in November and Genus expects there will continue to be some challenges for our customers and employees for the remainder of our financial year, despite the prospect of better conditions as vaccines are being made available.
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From isolating SARS-CoV-2 in early January to sequencing its genome shortly thereafter and having a prototype vaccine against it within days, scientific process and progress have held steadfast throughout the pandemic. For example, investment in mRNA vaccines and viral vectors came well before January, many years before it.
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It is important to note that, for the purpose of subcutaneous biologics market analysis, the biologics were segregated into antibodies , nucleotides, proteins and vaccines. The below figure presents the distribution of subcutaneous biologics based on initial approval year and type of biologic.
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